We ran out of stir in pasta sauce and didn't know what to do so I thought that it couldn't be that hard to make it yourself so i searched Pasta Sauce and this great recipe came up. So glad we decided to give it a go and it's also very very easy to make, but I added a teaspoon of capers, splash of lemon juice and salt and pepper. When I added the basil near the end I also added a few cherry tomatoes. We had it with pasta and cheese.

I adjusted the recipie slightly. I made it so it feels naughty, but still almost as healthy. I dont like tomato based sauces (i like the bad creamy ones!), so I followed the receipie but crushed 2 cloves of garlic into the oil at the start with some chilli falkes for a kick. I then followed the recipie but when simmering added some low fat greek yougurt, some more sugar, some tomato ketchup and some extra puree. Tastes fab and has a nice creamy texture :) Don't need exact measurments, just add a little at a time until it tastes right for you. Don't be put off by the initial sour yogurt, just add more of the others till it tastes scrummy to you! I also added the basil so it is more of a creamy tomato and basil sauce.

Just made this for lunch as I have run out of bread... Nearly as quick as cheese on toast, the recipe is ideal for a lunchtime snack for all the family, "yum yums" all round! It's not as tasty as a 3 hour ragu but its a different animal and actually just as good for the comparative amount of time it's cooked in, 15 mins well spent and didn't have to go to shop!

A lovely basic tomato sauce. It has a silkiness to it and enough sweetness to counteract the tartness of the tinned tomatoes, without tasting too sugary. I added chilli flakes to mine to give it a bit of oomph and coupled it with spaghetti. I'll be using this as my basic tomato sauce base from now on.

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